Wendy J. Pabich, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Hailey, Id, Us

Sea Women Expeditions is a volunteer-based, international team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women ocean explorers, scientists, filmmakers, photographers, scuba divers, artists, historians, lawyers, cultural advisors, and educators. We explore the Arctic’s history, culture, geography, resources, life, climate, and challenges facing Indigenous and Northern peoples in a warming Arctic.Ten years have passed since we started exploring the Arctic. And, we're still… Show more Sea Women Expeditions is a volunteer-based, international team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women ocean explorers, scientists, filmmakers, photographers, scuba divers, artists, historians, lawyers, cultural advisors, and educators. We explore the Arctic’s history, culture, geography, resources, life, climate, and challenges facing Indigenous and Northern peoples in a warming Arctic.Ten years have passed since we started exploring the Arctic. And, we're still exploring.During the past decade, we’ve run four ocean research and dive & snorkel expeditions to the Arctic—Canada (Nunavut and Nunatsiavut), Greenland, Iceland, and Norway. More than 80 women and girls, ages 16 to 78 years, have participated in these circumpolar ocean research and dive & snorkel expeditions. In consultation with Indigenous team members and advisors, we've brought the ocean to eye level—via mobile touch aquariums that temporarily house sea critters, underwater robot-building workshops, snorkel safaris, and scuba diving certifications—for more than 1,000 Inuit youths, girls, and elders living in remote communities in Nunatsiavut, Nunavut, and Greenland. MISSIONOur mission is to scout, record, and document disappearing sea ice in the Arctic. We provide opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous women to gain leadership skills and field experience in the Arts & Sciences, and Exploration. Together, these women are creating planet-wide ripple effects.VISIONOur vision is to foster a circumpolar network of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women leaders who will help shape the future of the Arctic and our planet. We envision equity for women, and their inclusion in the development of circumpolar policies on economic prosperity, science and technology, human rights, gender, food security, and strategies to mitigate the impacts of societal change and climate change in a warming Arctic. Show less

Water Women Wellness guides women to wellness through Water and her inherent capacities as a teacher and healer. Grounded in thirty years of deep relationship with Water, Dr. Pabich shares tools, metaphors, and lessons to help women awaken to their deeper callings—the things that matter most to them. Watery immersion and rejuvenation, meditation, movement, journaling, ritual, sound, and discussion topics invite us to explore our innate longings and inherent dualities, call in balance and power,… Show more Water Women Wellness guides women to wellness through Water and her inherent capacities as a teacher and healer. Grounded in thirty years of deep relationship with Water, Dr. Pabich shares tools, metaphors, and lessons to help women awaken to their deeper callings—the things that matter most to them. Watery immersion and rejuvenation, meditation, movement, journaling, ritual, sound, and discussion topics invite us to explore our innate longings and inherent dualities, call in balance and power, and show up in full integrity in relationships, work, and home life. Offerings include online and in-person journals, courses, workshops, and transformative retreats.“Never give from the depths of your well, but from your overflow.”— rumi Show less

For several decades, Wendy Pabich has been recognized as a visionary leader committed to honoring and protecting the life-giving waters of our planet. Called "Self-deprecating, funny, smart and exacting...", she delivers impactful keynote speeches on topics ranging from Water Wisdom: What Water Teaches Us About Living Our Fullest Life to How to Reduce Your Water Footprint. Wendy has delivered keynote addresses at corporate meetings, nonprofit annual fundraisers, wellness events, conferences… Show more For several decades, Wendy Pabich has been recognized as a visionary leader committed to honoring and protecting the life-giving waters of our planet. Called "Self-deprecating, funny, smart and exacting...", she delivers impactful keynote speeches on topics ranging from Water Wisdom: What Water Teaches Us About Living Our Fullest Life to How to Reduce Your Water Footprint. Wendy has delivered keynote addresses at corporate meetings, nonprofit annual fundraisers, wellness events, conferences, and more, and will work with you customize a talk focusing on the information, inspiration, and tools best suited to your audience and goals. "Wendy is a champion of the power of the individual...""Dr. Pabich is easy and engaging as a speaker, and her presentations are clear and memorable.""She is funny, insightful, and down to earth...""Wendy Pabich models the power of one and the benefit of holding oneself accountable.""Wendy Pabich is a brilliant combination of scientist, artist, and hands-in-the-dirt bona fide mountain woman." Show less

Hailey, Idaho

Water Futures provides integrated solutions to complex water problems. With deep expertise across the spectrum of scientific, technological, political, regulatory, and financial aspects of the water sector, we help clients assess water risk, enhance water assets, and ensure water security. We apply a strategic lens to assessing water demand, supply, use efficiency, risk and opportunity, and developing integrated solutions across financial, policy, regulatory, and infrastructure functions to… Show more Water Futures provides integrated solutions to complex water problems. With deep expertise across the spectrum of scientific, technological, political, regulatory, and financial aspects of the water sector, we help clients assess water risk, enhance water assets, and ensure water security. We apply a strategic lens to assessing water demand, supply, use efficiency, risk and opportunity, and developing integrated solutions across financial, policy, regulatory, and infrastructure functions to achieve resource and cost efficiencies. We understand corporate water risk and security, water rights, municipal and utility planning, land and water conservation, sustainable water use, wastewater planning, the water-energy nexus, and nutrient management related to wastewater, agriculture, and land use. Our clients include county governments, municipalities, land trusts, ranching associations, canal companies, non-profits, technology companies, private equity firms, private investors, and Fortune 500 companies.CORE COMPETENCIES:• Water science, policy and planning• Water risk, security, and strategy• Water rights analysis• Due diligence• Water rights transactions• Litigation support• Expert witness• Land and water conservation, easements, grant writing• Water use efficiency• Water footprinting• Watershed management• Wastewater planning• Nutrient loading and management• Water-energy nexus• Hydrothermal energy• Research team development and management• Fundraising• Teaching• Mediation and facilitation Show less

Taking on Water: How One Water Expert Challenged Her Inner Hypocrite, Reduced Her Water Footprint (Without Sacrificing a Toasty Shower), and Found Nirvana (Sasquatch 2012).When Wendy Pabich received a monthly water bill for 30,000 gallons (for a household of two people and one dog), she was chagrined. After all, she is an expert on sustainable water use. So she set out to make a change. Taking on Water is the story of the author's personal quest to extract and implement, from a dizzying… Show more Taking on Water: How One Water Expert Challenged Her Inner Hypocrite, Reduced Her Water Footprint (Without Sacrificing a Toasty Shower), and Found Nirvana (Sasquatch 2012).When Wendy Pabich received a monthly water bill for 30,000 gallons (for a household of two people and one dog), she was chagrined. After all, she is an expert on sustainable water use. So she set out to make a change. Taking on Water is the story of the author's personal quest to extract and implement, from a dizzying soup of data and analysis, day-to-day solutions to reduce water use in her life. She sets out to examine the water footprint of the products she consumes, process her own wastewater onsite, revamp the water and energy systems in her home, and make appropriate choices in order to swim the swim. Part memoir, part investigation, part solution manual, the book is filled with ruminations on philosophy, science, facts, figures, and personal behavioral insights; metrics, both serious and humorous, to track progress; and guidelines for the general public for making small (or perhaps monumental) but important changes in their own lives. Told with humor and grace, Taking on Water offers a raw account of how deep we need to dig to change our wasteful ways."The results of [Pabich's] experiment are both gratifying and alarming. She and her husband did cut their water use in half, but that took them only to the level that residents of places like Japan or Poland routinely achieve. Perhaps, she and others write, people would think more about water if it were priced differently. Cheap water may reflect a widespread view that access to clean water is a natural right that everyone, rich or poor, should enjoy."~The New York Times"The drink meets the lips in this informed, funny, and insightful tale of two adults and a dog shrinking their water footprint. Read this book. It’s the opposite of dry."~Alan Durning, director, Sightline Institute Show less

Cambridge, Ma

Parsons Water Resources LaboratoryResponsible for curriculum, logistics, budget and teaching for year-long project course,including month-long expedition to Chilean Patagonia. Supervised five Masters of Engineering theses assessing impacts of five proposed hydro-electric dams on Rios Baker and Pasqua and 1,400 miles of transmission lines. Assessed carbon implications of proposal; modeled options for operational optimization of reservoirs at existing hydro-power facilities closer to… Show more Parsons Water Resources LaboratoryResponsible for curriculum, logistics, budget and teaching for year-long project course,including month-long expedition to Chilean Patagonia. Supervised five Masters of Engineering theses assessing impacts of five proposed hydro-electric dams on Rios Baker and Pasqua and 1,400 miles of transmission lines. Assessed carbon implications of proposal; modeled options for operational optimization of reservoirs at existing hydro-power facilities closer to Santiago; evaluated risks associated with Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and flooding in the Rio Baker watershed; and analyzed potential water quality changes. Trekked up remote Rio Colonia valley to the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and ran the Rio Baker from ice to sea. Show less

Managed ecosystem restoration projects in New England.

Cambridge, Ma

Civil and Environmental EngineeringResponsible for curriculum, logistics, budget and teaching for year-long project course;including month expedition to Idaho. Supervised three Masters of Engineering theses. Assessed nitrogen loading to two watersheds, developed land use-based mass balance GIS model of nitrogen loads and transport, evaluated appropriate management strategies, including nutrient trading and agricultural best management practices (BMPs), and conducted public outreach and… Show more Civil and Environmental EngineeringResponsible for curriculum, logistics, budget and teaching for year-long project course;including month expedition to Idaho. Supervised three Masters of Engineering theses. Assessed nitrogen loading to two watersheds, developed land use-based mass balance GIS model of nitrogen loads and transport, evaluated appropriate management strategies, including nutrient trading and agricultural best management practices (BMPs), and conducted public outreach and education. Show less

Developed strategies to address anthropogenic nutrient loading to coastal systems. Evaluated nitrogen export from agricultural best management practices (BMPs), provided scientific input to national policy process including EPA’s proposed Nutrient Criteria program, evaluated nitrogen reduction opportunities under the U.S. Farm Bill, acted as technical lead for a large, multi-institutional project to develop a pilot nutrient trading program for the state of Pennsylvania, and assessed… Show more Developed strategies to address anthropogenic nutrient loading to coastal systems. Evaluated nitrogen export from agricultural best management practices (BMPs), provided scientific input to national policy process including EPA’s proposed Nutrient Criteria program, evaluated nitrogen reduction opportunities under the U.S. Farm Bill, acted as technical lead for a large, multi-institutional project to develop a pilot nutrient trading program for the state of Pennsylvania, and assessed anthropogenic perturbations to the nitrogen cycle in the US. Show less

Lexington, Ma

1989-1991 full-time/1991-1993 part-time• Analyzed environmental regulatory issues including biological monitoring, risk communication, wastewater treatment facility financing, recycling markets, packaging, groundwater contamination, and SRF, RCRA and Superfund.• Formal training in financial analysis, accounting, writing, analytical techniques, and public speaking.

Washington, D.C.

• Chosen for nationally-competitive geography intern program.• Created artwork and maps published in Traveler Magazine.

Phd, Environmental Engineering, Parsons Water Resource Laboratory

Pabich WJ. (2000) Denitrification of anthropogenic nitrogen in groundwater: Measurement and modeling using stable isotopic and mass.

M.S., Urban Studies And Planning, With Focus On Environmental Policy And Planning

Pabich WJ (1995) Hydrothermally-Generated Electricity in the United States: An Industry Analysis. M.S. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute.

M.S., Geology With Focus In Coastal Geology

B.A., Geography

Education record

Education record